U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

 Fact Sheet cops.usdoj.gov

2023 COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) has long demonstrated a commitment to school safety 

and to ensuring students’ success in supportive, safe environments. The COPS Office School Violence Prevention Program 

(SVPP) is a competitive award program designed to provide funding to improve security at schools and on school grounds in 

the grantees’ jurisdictions through evidence-based school safety programs. In FY 2022, the COPS Office awarded $73 million 

in SVPP funds to 235 agencies benefiting more than 2,600 schools and more than 1.4 million students. 

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March 2023

WHEN: Deadline for first part of application 

in Grants.gov is May 10, 2023, at 

4:59 p.m. ET. Deadline for completed 

application in JustGrants is May 17, 

2023, at 4:59 p.m. ET.

Start EARLY. Each of these is more 

than a one-day process.

WHERE: 1. Register at www.grants.gov.

2. Complete the application 

in the JustGrants Justice 

Grants System.

HOW: Online only. No hard copies sent 

by U.S. Mail or electronic copies 

sent via email.

Funding provisions

SVPP provides funding directly to states, units of local gov

ernment, Indian tribes, and public agencies (school districts, 

public boards of education, police departments, and sheriffs’

departments) to improve security at schools and on school 

grounds in the grantees’ jurisdictions through evidencebased school safety programs and technology. Pursuant to 

34 U.S.C. § 10551(b)(5)–(9), SVPP funding is authorized 

and available under the following purpose areas:

	“Coordination with local law enforcement”

	“Training for local law enforcement officers to prevent 

school violence against others and self”

	“Placement and use of metal detectors, locks, lighting, 

and other deterrent measures”

	“Acquisition and installation of technology for expedited 

notification of local law enforcement during an emergency”

	“Any other measure that, in the determination of the 

director of the COPS Office, may provide a significant 

improvement in security”
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2023 COPS Office STOP School Violence: School Violence Prevention Program

[Note: Applicants seeking to address school violence through 

other measures may wish to review the solicitations for 

the Bureau of Justice Assistance and hte Office of Juvenile 

Justice and Delinquency Prevention STOP School Violence 

programs.]

A state, unit of local government, or Indian tribe may use 

the COPS Office SVPP award to contract with or make one 

or more subawards to

	“local educational agencies”;

	“nonprofit organizations (excluding schools)”;

	“units of local government”;

	“tribal organizations”. 

Each award is three years (36 months) in duration. Each 

award recipient may receive a maximum federal share of 

$500,000. Agencies are required to contribute a local cash 

match of at least 25 percent toward the total cost of the 

approved project during the award period. All awards are 

subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any 

modifications or additional requirements that may be 

imposed by law. 

How to apply

Step 1. Confirm your entity’s System of Award Manage-

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ment (SAM) registration. Register with SAM or confirm 

that your existing SAM registration is active and accurate.

Step 2. Confirm that the contact information (name and 

email address) of your entity’s electronic business point of 

contact (E-Biz POC) in SAM is accurate.

Step 3. Register with Grants.gov or confirm your existing registration. 

Step 4. Submit the first part of your application in Grants.

gov. Deadline to complete this step is May 10, 2023.

Step 5. Onboard your agency to the JustGrants Justice 

Grants system.

Step 6. Complete and submit the second part of your appli

cation in JustGrants (https://justicegrants.usdoj.gov).

Further instructions and explanations of the application 

process can be found on the COPS Office website at 

https://cops.usdoj.gov.

Complete application packages for the FY 2022 COPS 

Office SVPP solicitation are due by May 17, 2023, at 4:59 

p.m. ET. Applications in hard or electronic format sent via 

email or U.S. Mail will not be accepted. 

Contact the COPS Office

For more information about COPS Office programs 

and resources, please contact the COPS Office 

Response Center by phone at 800-421-6770 or by 

email at askCOPSRC@usdoj.gov.

March 2023